EXECUTIVE ORDER 13292-Can the President declassify any information?

[dogday]

(c) Delegation of original classification authority.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13292
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FURTHER AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 12958, AS AMENDED,
CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION


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(1) Delegations of original classification authority shall be limited to the minimum required to administer this order. Agency heads are responsible for ensuring that designated subordinate officials have a demonstrable and continuing need to exercise this authority.

(2) "Top Secret" original classification authority may be delegated only by the President; in the performance of executive duties, the Vice President; or an agency head or official designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

(3) "Secret" or "Confidential" original classification authority may be delegated only by the President; in the performance of executive duties, the Vice President; or an agency head or official designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section; or the senior agency official described in section 5.4(d) of this order, provided that official has been delegated "Top Secret" original classification authority by the agency head.

(4) Each delegation of original classification authority shall be in writing and the authority shall not be redelegated except as provided in this order. Each delegation shall identify the official by name or position title.

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http://www.fas.org/sgp/bush/eoamend.html

[benburch]

1. Does not matter if it can. Not at all.

He outed an NOC agent. Then he LIED to the American People and the CONGRESS in violation of his oath of office.

This is a blowjob, and the Statue of Liberty is wearing the blue dress.

[dogday]

2. Top Secret" original classification authority

may be delegated only by the President; in the performance of executive duties


I don't think the Plame Affair has anything to do with official duties unless payback is an official duty....

[Ian David]

3. Exactly what I was thinking...

otherwise, Clinton could have "de-classified" Roswell to impress horny interns.

"Hey, if you show me a good time, I'll show you a real UFO..."

Sorry, but I know the Freepers are reading this and I know they're big Roswell-freaks.

[dogday]

5. I didn't know that---I have an Area 51 globe

on my desk by the light... I shake it up all the time... :tinfoilhat: :think:

[AllegroRondo]

4. Its not the declassification, its that he LIED to the prosecutor about it

if he had simply said "Yes, I knew what was going on and I declassified that information before telling Libby to disclose it to the press" - no problem.

[dogday]

6. Thanks that is good too nt

[dubyaD40web]

7. But still....

He could have said he declassified this when the case first started. The MSM wouldn't even treat it as news today.

[dogday]

8. However if he declassified this information and it was not

in the performance of executive duties, such as leaking this NOC's name for vengeance, would it not be news to many????